[http://thunar.xfce.org/index.html Thunar] is a file manager that is designed to be fast, lightweight, and easy-to-use. It can be installed by itself or as part of the {{Grp|xfce4}} group.

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From the project [http://docs.xfce.org/xfce/thunar/start home page]:

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: ''Thunar is a new modern file manager for the Xfce Desktop Environment. Thunar has been designed from the ground up to be fast and easy-to-use. Its user interface is clean and intuitive, and does not include any confusing or useless options by default. Thunar is fast and responsive with a good start up time and folder load time.''

== Installation ==

== Installation ==

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[[pacman|Install]] the {{Pkg|thunar}} package which is available in the [[official repositories]].

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[[pacman|Install]] the {{Pkg|thunar}} package which is available in the [[official repositories]]. It is part of the {{Grp|xfce4}} group.

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If you are running [[Xfce|Xfce4]], you probably already have Thunar installed.

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If you are running [[Xfce4]], you probably already have Thunar installed.

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== Automounting ==

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=== Automounting ===

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Thunar uses [[gvfs]] for automounting, see [[GVFS]] for details on getting it working.

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Thunar uses {{Pkg|gvfs}} for automounting, see [[GVFS]] for details on getting it working.

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== Thunar Volume manager ==

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=== Plugins and addons ===

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* {{App|ffmpegthumbnailer|External program to generate thumbnails. In order to have this working, you must install {{Pkg|tumbler}} too.|http://code.google.com/p/ffmpegthumbnailer/|{{Pkg|ffmpegthumbnailer}}}}

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* {{App|Thunar Archive Plugin|Plugin which allows you to create and extract archive files using contextual menu items. It does not create or extract archives directly, but instead acts as a frontend for other programs such as File Roller, Ark, or Xarchiver. Part of {{Grp|xfce4-goodies}}.|http://goodies.xfce.org/projects/thunar-plugins/thunar-archive-plugin|{{Pkg|thunar-archive-plugin}}}}

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* {{App|Thunar Media Tags Plugin|Plugin which allows you to view detailed information about media files. It also has a bulk renamed and allows editing of media tags. It supports ID3 (the MP3 file format's system) and Ogg/Vorbis tags. Part of {{Grp|xfce4-goodies}}.|http://goodies.xfce.org/projects/thunar-plugins/thunar-media-tags-plugin|{{Pkg|thunar-media-tags-plugin}}}}

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* {{App|Thunar Shares Plugin|Plugin which allows you to quickly share a folder using Samba from Thunar without requiring root access. See also [[Samba#Creating user share path|how to configure directions]].|http://goodies.xfce.org/projects/thunar-plugins/thunar-shares-plugin|{{AUR|thunar-shares-plugin}}}}

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* {{App|Tumbler|External program to generate thumbnails.|http://git.xfce.org/xfce/tumbler/tree/README|{{Pkg|tumbler}}}}

While Thunar can support automatic mounting and unmounting of removable media, the Thunar Volume Manager allows extended functionality, such as automatically running commands or automatically opening a Thunar window for mounted media.

While Thunar can support automatic mounting and unmounting of removable media, the Thunar Volume Manager allows extended functionality, such as automatically running commands or automatically opening a Thunar window for mounted media.

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==== Installation ====

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=== Installation ===

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Thunar Volume Manager can be installed from the package {{Pkg|thunar-volman}} in the [[official repositories]].

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Thunar Volume Manager can be installed from the package {{Pkg|thunar-volman}} in the official repositories.

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==== Configuration ====

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=== Configuration ===

It can also be configured to execute certain actions when cameras and audio players are connected.

It can also be configured to execute certain actions when cameras and audio players are connected.

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=== Using Thunar to browse remote locations ===

=== Using Thunar to browse remote locations ===

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Since Xfce 4.8 (Thunar 1.2) it is possible to browse remote locations (such as FTP servers or Samba shares) directly in Thunar, similar to the functionality found in GNOME and KDE. The {{Pkg|gvfs}} and {{Pkg|gvfs-smb}} packages are required to enable this functionality. Both packages are available in the [[official repositories]].

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Since Xfce 4.8 (Thunar 1.2) it is possible to browse remote locations (such as FTP servers or Samba shares) directly in Thunar, similar to the functionality found in GNOME and KDE. The {{Pkg|gvfs}}, {{Pkg|gvfs-smb}} and {{Pkg|sshfs}} packages are required to enable this functionality. These packages are available in the [[official repositories]].

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After a restart of Xfce an additional "Network" entry is added to Thunar's side bar and remote locations can be opened by using the following URI schemes in the location dialog (opened with {{Keypress|Ctrl+L}}): smb://, ftp://, ssh://

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After a restart of Xfce an additional "Network" entry is added to Thunar's side bar and remote locations can be opened by using the following URI schemes in the location dialog (opened with {{ic|Ctrl+l}}): smb://, <nowiki>ftp://</nowiki>, ssh://, sftp://

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=== GVFS needs DBus ===

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Make sure [[dbus]] is launched to use [[GVFS]] if you use a special window manager. Otherwise GVFS will not be active.

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{{hc|$ cat ~/.xinitrc|

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exec dbus-launch awesome

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=== Starting in daemon mode ===

=== Starting in daemon mode ===

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When using Thunar outside of Gnome or Xfce, certain packages and configurations that control which icons are used may be missing. Window Managers like Awesome and Xmonad do not come with XSettings managers, which is where Thunar looks first for it's icon setting. It is possible to install and run xfce-mcs-manager from a startup script if many Xfce4 and Gnome applications are going to be used. The gtk-icon-theme-name setting for gtk2 can be set for a user by adding something like the following to {{ic|~/.gtkrc-2.0}}:

When using Thunar outside of Gnome or Xfce, certain packages and configurations that control which icons are used may be missing. Window Managers like Awesome and Xmonad do not come with XSettings managers, which is where Thunar looks first for it's icon setting. It is possible to install and run xfce-mcs-manager from a startup script if many Xfce4 and Gnome applications are going to be used. The gtk-icon-theme-name setting for gtk2 can be set for a user by adding something like the following to {{ic|~/.gtkrc-2.0}}:

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gtk-icon-theme-name = "Tango"

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gtk-icon-theme-name = "Tango"

Of course, just installing the {{Pkg|gnome-icon-theme}} package will give Thunar an icon theme to use other than the default paper icon for all items.

Of course, just installing the {{Pkg|gnome-icon-theme}} package will give Thunar an icon theme to use other than the default paper icon for all items.

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Some people still have problems with Thunar taking a long time to start for the first time. This is due to gvfs checking the network, preventing Thunar from starting until gvfs finishes its operations. To change this behaviour, edit {{ic|/usr/share/gvfs/mounts/network.mount}} and change '''AutoMount=true''' to '''AutoMount=false'''.

Some people still have problems with Thunar taking a long time to start for the first time. This is due to gvfs checking the network, preventing Thunar from starting until gvfs finishes its operations. To change this behaviour, edit {{ic|/usr/share/gvfs/mounts/network.mount}} and change '''AutoMount=true''' to '''AutoMount=false'''.

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== Other plugins and addons ==

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Many of these packages belong to the {{Grp|xfce4-goodies}} group. If you've installed the group, you probably have these packages already.

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=== Thunar Archive Plugin ===

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The [http://goodies.xfce.org/projects/thunar-plugins/thunar-archive-plugin Thunar Archive Plugin] allows you to create and extract archive files using contextual menu items. It does not create or extract archives directly, but instead acts as a frontend for other programs such as File Roller, Ark, or Xarchiver. It is available through the {{Pkg|thunar-archive-plugin}} package in the [[official repositories]].

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=== Thunar Media Tags plugin ===

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The [http://goodies.xfce.org/projects/thunar-plugins/thunar-media-tags-plugin Thunar Media Tags Plugin] allows you to view detailed information about media files. It also has a bulk renamed and allows editing of media tags. It supports ID3 (the MP3 file format's system) and Ogg/Vorbis tags. It is available through the {{Pkg|thunar-media-tags-plugin}} package.

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=== Thunar thumbnails ===

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Thunar relies on an external program called [http://git.xfce.org/xfce/tumbler/tree/README tumbler] to generate thumbnails. It is available through the {{Pkg|tumbler}} package.

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To generate video thumbnails, you also need to install {{Pkg|ffmpegthumbnailer}}.

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=== Thunar shares ===

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The [http://goodies.xfce.org/projects/thunar-plugins/thunar-shares-plugin Thunar Shares Plugin] allows you to quickly share a folder using Samba from Thunar without requiring root access. It is available through the {{AUR|thunar-shares-plugin}} package in the [[AUR]].

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See [[Samba#Creating user share path]] for configuration directions.

== Custom actions ==

== Custom actions ==

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Please note that when using many custom actions to symlink files and folder to a particular place, it might be useful to put them into the {{ic|Send To}} folder of the context menu to avoid that the menu itself gets bloated. This is fairly easy to achieve and requires a .desktop file in {{ic|~/.local/share/Thunar/sendto}} for each action to perform. Say we want to put the above dropbox symlink action into Send To, we create a {{ic|dropbox_folder.desktop}} with the following content. The new applied action will be active after restarting Thunar.

Please note that when using many custom actions to symlink files and folder to a particular place, it might be useful to put them into the {{ic|Send To}} folder of the context menu to avoid that the menu itself gets bloated. This is fairly easy to achieve and requires a .desktop file in {{ic|~/.local/share/Thunar/sendto}} for each action to perform. Say we want to put the above dropbox symlink action into Send To, we create a {{ic|dropbox_folder.desktop}} with the following content. The new applied action will be active after restarting Thunar.

Thunar is a new modern file manager for the Xfce Desktop Environment. Thunar has been designed from the ground up to be fast and easy-to-use. Its user interface is clean and intuitive, and does not include any confusing or useless options by default. Thunar is fast and responsive with a good start up time and folder load time.

Plugins and addons

Thunar Archive Plugin — Plugin which allows you to create and extract archive files using contextual menu items. It does not create or extract archives directly, but instead acts as a frontend for other programs such as File Roller, Ark, or Xarchiver. Part of xfce4-goodies.

Thunar Media Tags Plugin — Plugin which allows you to view detailed information about media files. It also has a bulk renamed and allows editing of media tags. It supports ID3 (the MP3 file format's system) and Ogg/Vorbis tags. Part of xfce4-goodies.

Thunar Volume Manager

While Thunar can support automatic mounting and unmounting of removable media, the Thunar Volume Manager allows extended functionality, such as automatically running commands or automatically opening a Thunar window for mounted media.

Installation

Thunar Volume Manager can be installed from the package thunar-volman in the official repositories.

Configuration

It can also be configured to execute certain actions when cameras and audio players are connected.
After installing the plugin:

Launch Thunar and go to Edit > Preferences

Under the 'Advanced' tab, check 'Enable Volume Management'

Click configure and check the following items:

Mount removable drives when hot-plugged.

Mount removable media when inserted.

Also make desired changes (see the example below)

Here's an example setting for making Amarok play an audio CD.

Multimedia - Audio CDs: amarok --cdplay %d

Tips and tricks

Using Thunar to browse remote locations

Since Xfce 4.8 (Thunar 1.2) it is possible to browse remote locations (such as FTP servers or Samba shares) directly in Thunar, similar to the functionality found in GNOME and KDE. The gvfs, gvfs-smb and sshfs packages are required to enable this functionality. These packages are available in the official repositories.

After a restart of Xfce an additional "Network" entry is added to Thunar's side bar and remote locations can be opened by using the following URI schemes in the location dialog (opened with Ctrl+l): smb://, ftp://, ssh://, sftp://

GVFS needs DBus

Make sure dbus is launched to use GVFS if you use a special window manager. Otherwise GVFS will not be active.

$ cat ~/.xinitrc

exec dbus-launch awesome

Starting in daemon mode

Thunar may be run in daemon mode. This has several advantages, including a faster startup for Thunar, as well as Thunar running in the background and only opening a window when necessary (for instance, when a flash drive is inserted).

One option is to autostart it using .xinitrc or an autostart script (such as Openbox's autostart). It is up to you to decide the best way to start it, and this option can be run from a script or run directly as a command in the terminal.

To run Thunar in daemon mode, simply add to your autostart script or run from the terminal:

$ thunar --daemon &

Setting the icon theme

When using Thunar outside of Gnome or Xfce, certain packages and configurations that control which icons are used may be missing. Window Managers like Awesome and Xmonad do not come with XSettings managers, which is where Thunar looks first for it's icon setting. It is possible to install and run xfce-mcs-manager from a startup script if many Xfce4 and Gnome applications are going to be used. The gtk-icon-theme-name setting for gtk2 can be set for a user by adding something like the following to ~/.gtkrc-2.0:

gtk-icon-theme-name = "Tango"

Of course, just installing the gnome-icon-theme package will give Thunar an icon theme to use other than the default paper icon for all items.

Solving problem with slow cold start

Some people still have problems with Thunar taking a long time to start for the first time. This is due to gvfs checking the network, preventing Thunar from starting until gvfs finishes its operations. To change this behaviour, edit /usr/share/gvfs/mounts/network.mount and change AutoMount=true to AutoMount=false.

Custom actions

This section covers useful custom actions which can be accessed through Edit -> Configure custom actions. More examples are listed in the thunar wiki.

Scan for viruses

To use this action you need to have clamav and clamtk installed.

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File patterns

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Scan for virus

clamtk %F

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Link to Dropbox

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File patterns

Appears if selection contains

Link to Dropbox

ln -s %f /path/to/DropboxFolder

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Directories, other files

Please note that when using many custom actions to symlink files and folder to a particular place, it might be useful to put them into the Send To folder of the context menu to avoid that the menu itself gets bloated. This is fairly easy to achieve and requires a .desktop file in ~/.local/share/Thunar/sendto for each action to perform. Say we want to put the above dropbox symlink action into Send To, we create a dropbox_folder.desktop with the following content. The new applied action will be active after restarting Thunar.